tried to block a Mail on Sunday reporter from attending an international football match on European soil in a chilling attack on freedom of speech.Match organisers in Austria informed journalists that the decision to ban them 'was made by the Iranian FA' amid attempts from the authoritarian state to suppress coverage of widespread protests.The ban was lifted at the 11th hour after the Iranian FA came under pressure from footballing authorities to allow journalists and fans into the game – a friendly between Iran and Uruguay.
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